Politics & Government
Which Presidential Candidates Are Southbury Residents Supporting?
Data released by the FEC shows that Clinton is the favorite in Southbury when it comes to campaign donations.

A total of $1,682,221 million in presidential campaign contributions have been made in Connecticut, with Democrats raising $892,294 and Republicans adding $789,927.
According to the Federal Election Commission’s 2015 quarterly report, $7,352 of those contributions were made in Southbury.
Here is the contribution breakdown by candidate:
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- Jeb Bush: $0
- Hillary Clinton: $5,400
- Marco Rubio: $0
- Mike Huckabee: $0
- Rand Paul: $202
- Bernie Sanders: $500
- Carly Fiorina: $0
- Ben Carson: $1,250
- Ted Cruz: $0
- Bobby Jindal: $0
- Lindsey Graham: $0
- Martin O’Malley: $0
- George Pataki: $0
- Rick Perry: $0
- Rick Santorum: $0
The top donors include:
- Hillary Clinton:
Donna Civitello with a donation of $2,700 and Ann Weiner and Sid Weiner with donations of $1,350 each.
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- Ben Carson
Linda K. Shannon with a donation of $1,000 and Kim Ladd with $250 in donations.
- Bernie Sanders:
Mary Frances Doherty and John Greeley with $250 donations each.
- Rand Paul
Albin Weber with a donation of $202.
Across Connecticut, here’s how the candidates fared:
- Hillary Clinton: $819,658
- Jeb Bush: $531,350
- Marco Rubio: $80,546
- Lindsey Graham: $52,450
- Bernie Sander: $52,355
- Rand Paul: $33,044
- Ben Carson: $27,240
- Ted Cruz: $22,947
- Martin O’Malley: $20,300
- Carly Fiorina: $14,800
- Rick Santorum: $14,300
- George Pataki: $4,450
- Mike Huckabee: $3,100
- Rick Perry: $3,000
- Bobby Jindal: $2,700
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